Global Sport Institute data used in Bloomberg report 'NFL Misses Out On Racial Awakening'
In the aftermath of Brian Flores suing the NFL, Bloomberg used Global Sport Institute data to chronicle the NFL's failure to diversify under the Rooney Rule.
According to Global Sport Institute data, the league has three head coaches of color: Mike Tomlin, the Black coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers; Robert Saleh at the New York Jets, who is Arab American; and Ron Rivera at the Washington Commanders, who is Latino. Counting all people of color in head-coaching positions, the previous two seasons have been running at half the rate of representation seen.
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